Crazy Charley Bonefish Flies

Most bonefish are encountered in water from 1 to 3 feet
deep. A slightly weighted fly that rides hook upward is required to fish
this water properly with a floating fly line. Try to match the sink rateof your fly to the depth of the water you are fishing.

Bob Nauheim is credited with developing a fly called the
"Crazy Charley". It is a design, which sinks quickly to the
bottom and then rides hook-point-up to remain comparatively
snag-free when retrieved. It was colored to imitate a small fish or possibly a
shrimp. It proved itself to be a very reliable producer of bonefish and
drew nearly instant recognition around the globe not only as a pattern,
but also as a style of design. Many different colors of flies are now
called "Charleys" in honor of the first one that set the trend.
Weighted eyes used in the following patterns are either stainless steel
bead chain or coated lead for corrosion resistance in saltwater.

Many bonefish food organisms are well camouflaged to match the color of
their environment. Coral bleaches to a light tan color as it dies. It
often dies in patches where it is expose by low tides. These thin water
areas are prime habitat for bonefish food organisms.